title: [Physiologic and pathologic age related changes in the stomach].
abstract: While it would be an exaggeration to claim that the stomach does not age, age-related physiological changes are exceptions rather than the rule. In most patients, chronic gastritis is induced by Helicobacter pylori, and autoimmune gastritis is rare. A specific ulcer of old age is unlikely; most ulcers in the elderly are drug-induced, with the NSAIDs predominating. Consideration should be given to the fact that a variety of drugs may damage the mucosa, and also to the problems of drug treatment in the elderly patient.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik am Krankenhaus Nordwest der Stiftung Hospital zum Heiligen Geist, Frankfurt.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rösch
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000502:physiology*; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000502:physiology*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Physiologische und pathologische Alternsveränderungen am Magen.